[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1471]
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 HONORING PERMEDION FOR ITS THIRTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE 
                          HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Permedion for 
its thirty years of service to the healthcare community. Permedion is a 
not for profit organization headquartered in Westerville, Ohio whose 
primary areas of service are healthcare quality measurement and 
improvement, data analysis and management, and independent medical 
review. Its employees work nationwide with hospitals, insurance 
companies, government agencies and other professional groups in order 
to improve our healthcare system.
  Permedion helps reduce healthcare costs by monitoring the utilization 
and quality of healthcare services and detecting inappropriate use. 
They also review appeals for medical necessity and are one of the last 
avenues for enrollees to appeal a decision their health plan makes.
  In 1974 a group of physicians founded Permedion with the goal of 
providing peer review and quality assurance to healthcare agencies 
across Ohio. Today I am proud to recognize Permedion as one of the 
nation's leading providers in healthcare quality improvement. Once 
again, I congratulate Permedion for its thirty years of service and 
wish them the best for the next thirty.